Container for quick tire-patches.



C. 0. DUFFY.

I CONTAINER FOR QUICK TIRE PATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I7. I9I7- Patented Feb. 12,1918.

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CLARENCE o. DUFFY, 0E DALLAS, TEXAS.

CONTAINER FOR QUICK TIRE-PATCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. i2, 191%.

Application filed May 17, 1917'. Serial No. 168,221.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE O. DUFFY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improved Form of Containers for Quick Tire-Patches, of Which the following is a specification.

his invention has relation to a certain new and useful improvement in a form of cylindrical receptacle or container for use in connection with the sale and distribution of quick tire patches for patching and repairing punctures and blowouts in pneumatic vehicle and automobile tires. A pur pose of the invention is to provide a form of tubular container or holder for marketing quick tire patches or material to be used for such a purpose, the said container being provided with a sand papering surface formed on the exterior of the cylindrical surface thereof and manufactured in connection with the can or container when it is built at the factory.

The present invention comprises a tubular container of appropriate size for holding a suitable quantity of quick tire patches and shows a portion of the exterior cylindrical body of the tube provided with an abrasive surface formed of carborundum, sand, or Other abrasive agent. This abrasive surface may be used for sandpapering and roughing the surface, and cleaning same, of the patches contained and sold in the tube. This provides more convenient and suitable means for cleaning the patches and the tire to be repaired than the usual form of sandpaper which must be provided extra and is likely to get lost or cracked and creased so as to render it unfit for use.

With the above principal object in view the invention has relation to a certain article of manufacture a description of which is given in the following specification, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings; wherein,

Figure 1 illustrates in perspective view the tubular casing which may contain tire patches.

Fig. 2 represents a form of tubular cover cap which may be well employed in closing the tube.

Fig. 3 illustrates a cross sectional view of the container device provided with an abrasive exterior surface.

eferring now more in particular to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a form of tubular member provided with a closure cap 2 which may be glued or steamed on in a manner as is usual in making tubular containers for various products to be marketed. The other extremity of the tube is left open. The exterior cylindrical surface of the tube has applied thereto a layer of abrasive material such as sand paper, emery cloth or carborundum 3. This abrasive surface may be formed on any part of the tube most desirable, the preferable arrangement being as illustrated where it is formed on the tube for only a portion of the distance back from one end leaving room for a handle. This abrasive material may be placed on the tube by dipping said tube in glue and rolling it in carborundum or emery powder and allowed to dry,"or the abrasive surface may be formed by gluing a sheet of sand paper or emery cloth thereto. A cover cap 4 with a closed end 5 and an open end 6 is provided and adapted to slip over the abrasive surface of the container tube. This form of cover cap may be employed for protection to the abrasive surface and for inclosing the contents in the tube. It will not be necessary, however, to use a slip-on cover cap such as shown at 4 since the abrasive surface is substantially and permanently adhered to the tube.

Where t is form of tubular cover cap is not employed a small cap may be used for inclosing the contents.

This tube with its sand papering or abrasive surface 3 is very valuable for motorists and automobile drivers since it always provides an adequate and handy abrasing or roughing surface and avoids the necessity of providing an automobile kit with sand paper or other cleaner for preparing the tire for the repairing of a puncture. The cylindrical surface 3 is very handy and con venient to use in repairing patches since it is easy in frictional application to the parts 7 of the tube to be repaired.

The inventionis presented to include all such modifications and changes in design and form as may come within the scope, of the following claims.

Claims.

1. In a tubular container of the character described, a usual form of twist tube paste. board holder, and an abraslve material applied to its surface for the purposes described.

2. In a container device to be. used in connection With the marketing of quick tire patches for automobilists, of a tubular container of suitable size and material, a coating of adhesive lllil-lltBYiLPPllGCl. to the surface of the tube, and a coating of abrasive material applied to the adhesive matter for "Copies of this-patent may be obtained for quickjire patches 0 container provided With suitable closure ,five, cents each,

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the purpose of obtaining a permanent sanding or abrasing material surface.

3. In a tubular container for holding fOr IIIQtOriStS, of a tubular tires to be repaired;"and a suitable cover cap providedto cover and protect the abrasivesurfa'ce when not in use.

' In testimony whereof I have fixed mysignature,

CLARENCE o. UFFY.

hereunto atby addressing the Commissioner. of Iatentu, 

